It’s a new buzzword in the field of filmmaking, but in truth, crowdfunding has been around for a while. Marillion used fan funding for several oftheir albums since 1997, and movies have been doing it since 2004 (Demain la Veille). I’ve never tried it myself, so I thought I’d take a look at the different [...]
Written on September 21, 2011 | Posted in
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While some people have the luxury of a tremendous budget in order to make a short film, others find it more difficult to scrape together ten grand or so. There’s a fine line between creativity and business in “Show Business” (it’s a single space, usually) and it certainly seems a reasonable generalisation to say that [...]
Written on April 6, 2010 | Posted in
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The latest short from Curtin Parloe Films, Almost There, wrapped shooting yesterday. Director Paul Anderton said, “I’m very happy with the way the shoot went. Everyone was professional , and we have some great rushes.” Almost There concerns a man trapped within an escape pod when his ship is hit by an asteroid. “There will [...]
Written on March 16, 2010 | Posted in
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